Syracuse, NY A journalist who has kept up her criticism of the government in Bahrain despite having her home attacked by pro-government forces will receive the 2012 Tully Award for Freedom of Speech. <\/p>\n
Lamees Dhaif, an independent journalist and human rights activist, will receive the award from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Oct. 15. The award is given to a journalist who has faced a significant threat to free speech. <\/p>\n
The ceremony will be at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Dhaif will visit classes and meet with students while on campus. <\/p>\n
The public event is free. For more information, call Audrey Burian at 443-1930 or aaburian@syr.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n Dhaif has worked for several newspapers in Bahrain, including Akhbar Al-Khaleej, Sadaa Al Isboua, Al-Qabas, Al-Afaaq and Al-Waqt. <\/p>\n Following widespread government censorship in response to anti-government protests in the nations capital Manama, Dhaif covered the events of the Arab Spring in Bahrain via Twitter, Facebook and her blog. She writes a weekly column for the Saudi newspaper Alyaum, and presents a television program on the Kuwaiti television station Al-Rai. <\/p>\n When she wrote a series uncovering allegations of bias against women in Bahrains family courts, a legal complaint was brought against her for insulting the judiciary. The case was dropped, but the government indicated it could revive the charges at anytime. <\/p>\n She was called into court again for criticizing the regime following large-scale anti-government protests in the spring of 2011. <\/p>\n Those charges were also dropped, but pro-government forces with Molotov cocktails attacked her home. <\/p>\n Dhaif has received several awards for her reporting, including a 2008 Excellence Award in Journalism form the Regional Conference on Women. She has also been honored by the Womens Union at the 2009 International Womens Day. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Read the original post: Syracuse, NY A journalist who has kept up her criticism of the government in Bahrain despite having her home attacked by pro-government forces will receive the 2012 Tully Award for Freedom of Speech. Continue reading
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